A Decided Preference Size:Large: 7 x 5in John Nash standing between the

John Nash standing between the two wings of Buckingham Palace confronted by John Bull

how happy could I be with either'

With an allegorical scene below showing a winged figurel crowning Nelson with a laurel wreath and ships at sea

18th February 1981

A Decided Preference Size:Large: 7 x 5in John Nash standing between the'A Decided Preference', 1877. France is shown wearing the outfit of the Republic and deciding that she looks her best in it. This relates to the elections to the French Chamber of Deputies that took place in mid October 1877. The elections resulted in a triumph for the Republicans who won 316 seats. The result showed that France was still in favour of the Republic and was thus a perceived setback for the President, M'Mahon. From Punch, or the London